Former Nigeria military President, retired General Ibrahim Babangida has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to go ahead and recover the looted treasury from politicians and leaders, and even to prosecute them.
Babangida, who spoke to newsmen today at his Hilltop mansion in Minna, Niger State to mark his 74th birthday, also asked Nigerians to support the President in his mission to fight corruption.
“I urged Nigerians to support the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari in order to tackle the challenges of the country. I also support the move by the Federal Government to recover the country’s stolen fund as way to wipe out corruption.
“I call on the general public to support President Buhari’s fight against corruption and insecurity in the country,” he added.
The former military President recalled how some officers and men loyal to his regime assisted him to escape late Major Gideon Orkar’s coup against his administration on April 22, 1999.
“Some officers and men loyal to me insisted and took me out of Dodan Barracks to a safe house where we met other officers and men,’’ he said.
Babangida said that the officers again moved him to the house of late former Head of state, Gen. Sani Abacha, while soldiers fought the coup plotters and eventually defeated them.
The former leader commended the conduct of the last election which resulted in the triumph of the people’s aspiration for change, adding that Buhari was a winner of people’s popular mandate.
He said that the media and youths in the country contributed their quota in immeasurable ways towards the realization of this change. [myad]
